Fashion and textile design

First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the middle ages to the present day, highlighting similarities and differences in practices between the different social strata.

Fashion is both big business and big news.

Fashion is both big business and big news.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

British Fashion Design explores the tensions between fashion as art form, and the demands of a ruthlessly commercial industry.

British Fashion Design explores the tensions between fashion as art form, and the demands of a ruthlessly commercial industry.

In late-1990s Britain, the salwaar-kameez or 'Punjabi suit' emerged as a high-fashion garment.

In late-1990s Britain, the salwaar-kameez or 'Punjabi suit' emerged as a high-fashion garment.

The first comprehensive study on the role of Italian fashion and Italian literature, this book analyzes clothing and fashion as described and represented in literary texts and costume books in the Italy of the 16th and 17th centuries.

The first comprehensive study on the role of Italian fashion and Italian literature, this book analyzes clothing and fashion as described and represented in literary texts and costume books in the Italy of the 16th and 17th centuries.

The modern society of consumption is a society of fashion.

The modern society of consumption is a society of fashion.

From Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy, to sharp-suited gangsters in Tarantino movies, clothing is central to film.

From Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy, to sharp-suited gangsters in Tarantino movies, clothing is central to film.

Fur Nation traces the interwoven relationships between sexuality, national identity, and colonialism.

Fur Nation traces the interwoven relationships between sexuality, national identity, and colonialism.

Consuming Cultures is concerned with the interrelationship of gender and the circuits of consumption, distribution, production and reproduction.

Consuming Cultures is concerned with the interrelationship of gender and the circuits of consumption, distribution, production and reproduction.

Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar's wife?

Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar's wife?

The Fashion Handbook is the indispensable guide to the fashion industry.

The Fashion Handbook is the indispensable guide to the fashion industry.

Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies considers the importance of trade, and the transformation of the meaning of objects has the move between different cultures.

Textiles in Indian Ocean Societies considers the importance of trade, and the transformation of the meaning of objects has the move between different cultures.

This book, from Europe's leading Mask director and co-founder of the Trestle Theatre Company, provides a fascinating demystification of the process of using masks.

This book, from Europe's leading Mask director and co-founder of the Trestle Theatre Company, provides a fascinating demystification of the process of using masks.

In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress helped to distinguish between levels of social and moral hierarchy.

In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress helped to distinguish between levels of social and moral hierarchy.

The clothing industry employs 25 million people globally contributing to many livelihoods and the prosperity of communities, to women's independence, and the establishment of significant infrastructures in poorer countries.

The clothing industry employs 25 million people globally contributing to many livelihoods and the prosperity of communities, to women's independence, and the establishment of significant infrastructures in poorer countries.

This book is a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary examination of the music and figure of Lady Gaga, combining approaches from scholars in cultural studies, art, fashion, and music.

This book is a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary examination of the music and figure of Lady Gaga, combining approaches from scholars in cultural studies, art, fashion, and music.

Fashion Designer's Handbook for Adobe Illustrator 2nd Edition is a teach-yourself guide that provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams on how to use Adobe Illustrator CS5.

Build the knowledge and understanding of garment technology essential to any designer In today's competitive fashion industry, it is essential that designers have a working understanding of garment technology.

Build the knowledge and understanding of garment technology essential to any designer In today's competitive fashion industry, it is essential that designers have a working understanding of garment technology.

Shows how the design process can be successfully applied to satisfy market needs and trends Fashion design seems to be a glamorous mystery for which only the fortunate few have sufficient talent to succeed.

Shows how the design process can be successfully applied to satisfy market needs and trends Fashion design seems to be a glamorous mystery for which only the fortunate few have sufficient talent to succeed.

Do you have the passion and the creativity for fashion?

Diseases transmitted by insects continue to have a major impact on human populations.

Diseases transmitted by insects continue to have a major impact on human populations.

Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject.

Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject.

The first comprehensive scholarly treatment of bed bugs since 1966 This book updates and expands on existing material on bed bugs with an emphasis on the worldwide resurgence of both the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L.

The first comprehensive scholarly treatment of bed bugs since 1966 This book updates and expands on existing material on bed bugs with an emphasis on the worldwide resurgence of both the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L.

Volume Two of the new guide to the study of biodiversity in insects Volume Two of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society presents an entirely new, companion volume of a comprehensive resource for the most current research on the influence insects have on humankind and on our endangered environment.

Volume Two of the new guide to the study of biodiversity in insects Volume Two of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society presents an entirely new, companion volume of a comprehensive resource for the most current research on the influence insects have on humankind and on our endangered environment.

Volume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insects The second edition of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth s fragile ecosystems.

Volume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insects The second edition of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth s fragile ecosystems.

The Ichneumonoidea is a vast and important superfamily of parasitic wasps, with some 60,000 described species and estimated numbers far higher, especially for small-bodied tropical taxa.